China is to make HIV self-testing kits more widely available in an attempt to diagnose as many people as possible and provide them with timely treatment.

The development was disclosed by the nation's leading AIDS specialist in an exclusive interview with China Daily.

Wu Zunyou said all possible outlets, from online shopping platforms to brick-and-mortar drugstores, would be approached in the initiative, which is scheduled to begin soon, although no starting date has been released.